by Andrea Barber | Jan 23, 2025
March 20 @ 11:00 am – March 22 @ 7:00 pm Join Rivers of Steel for the 2025 Intercollegiate Iron Pour and create lifelong connections with others in the metal arts community while casting iron at the historic Carrie Blast Furnaces! Students and faculty from...
by Andrea Barber | Jan 23, 2025
Are you looking to hone your forging and blacksmithing techniques? Open Studio sessions at the Carrie Blast Furnaces provide flexible, self-guided time to build on your skills, test out new ideas, or put those final touches on a previously made piece. Anvils, forges...
by Andrea Barber | Dec 27, 2024
This beginner-friendly class focuses on the fundamentals of blacksmithing while crafting your own custom grilling tools including a steak flipper, egg spoon, and a set of BBQ tongs—a perfect addition to your grilling or kitchen arsenal! We’ll start by making a steak...
by Andrea Barber | Dec 27, 2024
Participants in this workshop will learn how to forge and heat treat their own Viking Style Bearded Axe, first forging the tools needed in order to forge that axe. The class will start with the forging of a mandrel to form the axe eye, and a pair of knee tongs that...
by Andrea Barber | Dec 27, 2024
This class is for individuals who would like to learn to forge in a physically and emotionally safe environment. Participants will learn proper usage and techniques for both hand tools and power tools while making figurative spatulas. This workshop will focus on...
